Poor ocean health threatens food security and increases flood risk

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Conservation International's Ocean Health Index says countries must take urgent steps to use the sea's resources more sustainably

Declining fish stock could put food security at risk if countries continue to harvest fish and other resources from the ocean faster than they can be replaced. New research by Conservation International...

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